A NEW MEXICO VETERAN... CRITICALLY INJURED... WHEN A TRAIN CRASHED INTO A PARADE FLOAT. IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE THE ACCIDENT THAT CHANGED RICHARD SANCHEZ' LIFE. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT HIS AMAZING RECOVERY. A TRAIN ALMOST KILLED LOS LUNAS VETERAN RICHARD SANCHEZ---- WHEN IT SLAMMED INTO THE PARADE FLOAT HE WAS ON... IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. DOCTORS THOUGHT HE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN, NOW, THIS WEEK---EXACTLY A YEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT--- THE ARMY VETERAN... WHO SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN... STARTED A PART TIME JOB AT A BASS PRO SHOP IN COLORADO. ---- HE'S ABLE TO WALK WITH A CANE--- AND HIS JOB KEEPS HIM BUSY--- That's probably a positive thing, I try not to live in the past and look towards the future. RICHARDS WIFE, HEATHER WAS ALSO ON THE FLOAT---- HE PUSHED HER OFF--- SAVING HER LIFE. FRIDAY MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC CRASH. AND THE FAMILY PLANS TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE. tomorrow is going to be our alive day. We are just going to celebrate the fact that we are both here. That we are both here and able to spend the day with our children. RICHARD SANCHEZ MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM THE ARMY THIS MONTH---- NOWADAYS, HE SPENDS MORE TIME WITH HIS THREE CHILDREN--- WE ASKED IF HE THOUGHT HE WOULD COME THIS FAR IN A YEAR... I did, I don't know if anybody else did, but I did. This was always a goal to be back up on my feet, with either a crutch or a cane and I'm there right now. Everything is starting to turn around now and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. AND THE FAMILY'S MOTTO----- DAY BY DAY AND MOVE FORWARD RR7N. WHILE RICHARD SANCHEZ CAN WALK WITH A CANE OR CRUTCHES FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. RIGHT NOW, THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK IS UNCLEAR BECAUSE EVERY SPINAL CORD INJURY IS DIFFERENT. STATE POLICE SAYS A DRIVER WHO